Join MN Beer Activists Saturday, December 14th, from 12p-6pm, at Dangerous Man Brewing Company for a fundraiser of epic proportions. Minnesota’s consumer beer organization is raising capital to help pay for some the group’s operational expenses the only way they know how: with a party.
The event, sponsored by Zoss Media and Loop Commercial Advisors, will feature a Belgian Blonde Ale named “Achaic” as nod to some of Minnesota’s antiquated liquor laws.
A number of Minnesota brewers, liquor stores, and supporters have donated items for a silent auction. The silent auction items range from autographed Minnesota Vikings memorabilia, to art, a private brewer’s reception, and an opportunity to brew a commercial beer with Dangerous Man Brewing.
Pro Bowl Minnesota Vikings QB Tommy Kramer Autographed Football
Bent Brewstillery Swag & Brew
2 tickets to Lord Huron at First Avenue, $25 DEPOT gift card
Private Brewer’s Reception
Summit Brewing Gift set and beer
Barley John’s T-shirt & Growler Fill
Banjo Brothers Metro Bike Bag
Custom Brewbicle
Brent Schoonover Suly Poster Art featuring one-of-a-kind signature sketches
16oz Society Swag Set
Brewed in Minnesota swag set
Northern Brewer Deluxe Home Brew Kit
4-course dinner and beer flight for 4
Badger Hill Brewing Pint Glasses, T-shirt, and Bottle of Cherry Double Dunkel
Better Beer Society spring semester at Republic tuition for two
Stinson Wine, Beer, and Spirits gift certificate
American Oak red wine barrel from By the Barrel
Dance Night Japanese slot machine (pachislo) by IGT.
Rare brews and gift certificate
2 flights, 2 pints, and a growler at Kinnet Creek Brewing
Fine craft beer collection from Boozemart
Private Surly Brewing tour with beer
Local food vendor Potter’s Pasties & Pies are catering the event with traditional savory English pastries filled with meat and/or vegetables. A perfect fit for a chilly afternoon in Minneapolis.
In addition to the food, beer, and silent auction items, Shameless Inc. Screen Printing will be live screen printing t-shirts on site featuring original artwork from Enoch Peterson from 12pm-4pm
No, Worthy Adversary isn’t the winter weather, it is Fulton Brewing’s winter seasonal, a Russian Imperial Stout.
This big boy comes in at 10% ABV and is perfect for drinking this time of year, or perhaps a few winters from now. Worthy Adversary ages well, and would be a welcomed addition to any cellar or Brewbicle.
You can get your first taste of this year’s Worthy Adversary starting on Saturday at the Fulton Brewery Taproom. Begining at noon, growlers will be for sale ($18/fill) and the beer will be on tap ($5/12 oz pour).
It has been 80 years since the repeal of prohibition. Several states, including Minnesota, still suffer from the fallout with archaic laws like 3.2 ABW beer, and the prohibition of liquor sales on Sunday. Minnesota doesn’t have it as bad as some in the bible belt, but we aren’t that far off.
Check out the latest exhibit at the Minnesota History to see how prohibition didn’t decrease alcohol abuse but increased it, didn’t eliminate crime but created it, didn’t increase prosperity but robbed the treasury of taxes.
Maybe someday soon Minnesota will get its act together and finish repealing prohibition. After all, if repealing prohibition makes sense 6 days a week, why doesn’t it make sense everyday?
Bartley Blume, owner and operator of Bent Brewstillery talks about the upcoming launch parties at Grumpy’s and Stout’s, the beers, the booze, and the future of Bent Brewstillery.
A lone craft beer outpost on St. Paul’s rockin’ east side, Ward 6 proves that a pub focusing craft beer and hand made food can fit in just about anywhere, even Payne Avenue. I’m actually a really big fan of breakfast at Ward 6. There is no better way to start the day than by downing a healthy portion of savory bread pudding and chasing with a caffè latte. That’s right, fancy coffee. And, if you are heading heading to Ward 6 for lunch the charcuterie simply can’t missed.
To celebrate a year of successful operations Ward 6 is throwing down all week. They will host a special beer event each day this week, and an anniversary party on Saturday. The party will be attended by Mayor Coleman and Mark Stutrud from Summit Brewing. Beer will include a Summit firkin, Summit Rebellion Stout. There will be live music, free food, a bonfire outback, and more. There will be drawings and giveaways on Saturday, just swing by and get a passport, the more stamps on your passport the more chances you will have to win.
Former news guy, former Northern Brewer guy, current Summit Brewing guy Chip Walton’s latest project, Chop and Brew, is picking up steam. For almost a year Chip has been taking the format he pioneered at Brewing TV and expanding it, making it better.
The Chop and Brew web show is focused on cooking and home brewing. With a rotating cast of friends Chip has covered some great topics, from makin’ bacon to washing yeast. The show is only going to get better, too. In an upcoming episode Chip travels to Austin, TX to film home brewing die-hard, P. Berry, brew his 1000th batch.
As a way to include fans of the show, and help fund further adventures like the P. Berry saga, Chip is launching the Chop and Brew Superstore. Ok, it only has t-shirts so far, but he has plans to expand it in the future with stickers, and possibly some brewing and chopping swag.
Below: A video we shot a while back when Chop and Brew was just getting off the ground.
The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild Seasonal Six Pack Returns! The MN Craft brewers Guild is offering Minnesota craft beer fans a Seasonal Six Pack, a pair of tickets to all three Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild events throughout 2014: Winterfest, All Pints North and Autumn Brew Review. For $300 (+ticketing fees), you score a pair of tickets to each of the Guild’s extremely popular annual beer events before they even go on sale. Seasonal Six Packs go on sale Monday, December 2 at noon CT.
(Ticket purchase link will be available on the guild website – www.mncraftbrew.org) or by clicking the banner above.
The benefits of this pack: no need for multiple ticket site log-ins, no waiting, no fear of missing out on tickets that often sell out in seconds during the general on-sale. There are only a limited amount of these ticket packs, so act fast on December 2. You can plan ahead, line up your entire year of 2014 Guild beer festivals, then sit back and relax. And the Seasonal Six Pack makes a great holiday gift.
If the entire six pack is just too much for your paycheck to handle you can still buy your MN Craft Brewers Guild festival tickets à la carte. You first chance to buy individual tickets will be for Winterfest, on Monday, December 16, at noon. In its 13th year, this Minnesota member breweries-only, upscale event sets the tone for the year. This festival is arguably the best festival in the state of Minnesota. It allows local craft beer lovers to warm up with winter styles and meet the brewers who brew them. Ticket purchase link will be available on the Guild Website.
Winterfest
This annual festival is solely devoted to guild member breweries and brewpubs, it does not include contract brewers. The upscale event showcases the great beers brewed in this state, and a classy crowd mixed with brewer conversations and hearty food balances the seasonal beers that are hallmarks of Winterfest. The crème de la crème festival is changing venues in 2014. Minnesota craft brewers have simply outgrown their old space at the History Center. Winterfest’s new home will be at Union Depot, in St. Paul, MN. The new venue will allow for a better fest experience with everyone still able to rub elbows, but allow for a bit of breathing room. The event will have the intimate setting everyone enjoys, but with more brewers.
Date: Friday, January 31, 2014
Time: 7 – 10 pm
Photo via http://www.stpauluniondepot.com/
All Pints North
Join the brewers of Minnesota and some of their favorite out of state breweries by the sunny shores of Lake Superior at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth for this growing festival and celebrate craft beer 2 oz at a time! All Pints North Summer Brew Fest will feature beer from breweries around the region, live music and tasty food in an iconic setting. This festival is quickly growing and probably the best location for any beer festival, ever.
Date: Saturday, July 26, 2014
Time: 3 – 7 pm
Autumn Brew Review
This annual outdoor fall festival is one of the biggest beer festivals in the state, with 100+ breweries from all over the U.S. entertaining and educating 3,000 attendees on the great craft beer brewed in this state and beyond. ABR also has live music and food trucks to enhance the lively atmosphere brought by attendees at this Minneapolis favorite.
After only 6 months of brewing, Duluth’s Bent Paddle Brewing Co. has begun distributing to the thirsty Twin Cities craft beer market. The beer will initially be limited to just five liquor stores: The Wine Thief & Ale Jail (St. Paul), Elevated Beer + Wine + Spirits (South Minneapolis), North Loop Wine & Spirits (Downtown Minneapolis), Stinson Wine, Beer & Spirits (NE Minneapolis) and The Four Firkins (St. Louis Park).
The beer is available in 12oz can 6-packs, including the current flagship beers: Venture Pils, Bent Hop and Black Ale. Bent Paddle plans to increase production capacity along with the number of liquor store and draft accounts throughout the upcoming year.
You may also be able to find Black Ale at Zipp’s Liquor as part of the VITA.MN Six-Pack. I also recommended a special version of their Black Ale as a “must try” at the most recent Autumn Brew Review. Many of your must have agreed, as Black Ale won “Best Beer” at ABR. Twin Cities, you are in for a treat.
VENTURE PILS – Pilsener Lager
This craft lager harmonizes noble hops and premium malts found in North America and Europe. We did the traveling to save you the paddling. Brewed with pristine Lake Superior water, this straw colored pilsener takes on characteristics of Bohemia, Northern Germany with a touch of American inventiveness. Refreshingly crisp with a gentle floral hop aroma.
ABV: 5.0% | IBU: 38 | Style: Pilsener Style Lager | Availability: Year-Round | Packaging: Draft / 12oz Cans Malts: Pilsener, 2-Row, Carafoam | Hops: Sterling, Saaz, Saphir | Yeast: House Lager Strain
Bent Hop – Golden IPA
An unexpected visual bend to an American India Pale Ale, this style is one that stands out in a crowd, or if you’re more like us – enjoyed at a campsite…with no crowd. This non-traditional IPA is golden in color with an enormous floral/citrus hop aroma and a supporting malt profile.
ABV: 6.2% | IBU: 68 | Style: Golden India Pale Ale | Availability: Year-Round | Packaging: Draft / 12oz Cans
Malts: 2-Row, Pilsenser, C-10, C-20, Carafoam | Hops: CTZ, Centennial, Sovereign, Cascade, El Dorado, Glacier | Yeast: House Ale Strain
Black Ale – Stout / Porter
Brewed to be smooth, chocolatey, semi-roasted ale that bridges the islands of porter and stout. And if you aren’t a fan of bridges, there’s always the canoe. This Black Ale drinks like a porter but is opaque like a stout. Brewed with a generous amount of oats to round out the flavor.
ABV: 6.0% | IBU: 34 | Style: Black Ale | Availability: Year-Round | Packaging: Draft / 12oz Cans
Malts: Pale, 2-Row, Golden Promise, De-husked Black, Flaked + Malted Oats, Golden Naked Oats, C-165, C-20 | Hops: CTZ, Willamette
Yeast: House Ale Strain
Join MN Beer Activists Saturday, December 14th, from 12p-6pm, at Dangerous Man Brewing Company for a fundraiser of epic proportions. Minnesota’s consumer beer organization is raising capital to help pay for some the group’s operational expenses the only way they know how: with a party.
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